FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in China
China: FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS was 22.5 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in China, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
China recorded 22.5 % for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in China peaked at 22.5 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.86 %, in 2000.
That places China 116th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.86 % | — |
| 2001 | 10.07 % | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 10.29 % | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 10.22 % | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 10.4 % | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 10.59 % | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 10.84 % | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 11.01 % | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 12.08 % | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 13.27 % | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 14.48 % | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 15.99 % | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 17.32 % | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 17.99 % | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 18.59 % | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 18.88 % | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 18.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18.95 % | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 19.73 % | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 20.63 % | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 21.66 % | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 21.89 % | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 21.17 % | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 22.5 % | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.86 % | 9.86 % | 13.27 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.14 % | 14.48 % | 20.63 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.8 % | 21.17 % | 22.5 % | 4 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3366 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in China?
- Fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in China was 22.5 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.86 % in 2000.
- How does China rank for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs?
- China ranks 116th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS employment — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.